City of Northfield - Procedures

Any minor site plan presented to the municipal agency for its approval shall be drawn, signed and appropriately sealed by an architect, professional engineer, land surveyor and/or professional planner licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey.

Site plans shall not be drawn at a scale smaller than one inch equals 50 feet nor larger than one inch equals 10 feet. If the size of the site would require the use of sheets larger than 30 inches by 42 inches in order to show the entire site on one sheet, the detailed information for the site plan shall be shown in sections on sheets not larger than 30 inches by 42 inches, which sheets shall be keyed to an overall plan of the site drawn at a scale of not less than one inch equals 200 feet.

The site plan shall be based on a monumented, current, certified boundary survey prepared in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:40-5.1, regarding preparation of land surveys. The date of the survey and the name, signature, license number, and embossed seal of the professional land surveyor making same shall be shown on the map. If 12 months or more have passed since the date of (or date of last recertification of) the survey, it shall be recertified and, if necessary, brought up-to-date.

(2)

Title block. The title block shall appear on all sheets and include:

Title of "Site Plan."

Name of the development, if any.

Tax Map sheet, block and lot number of the site, as shown on the latest Tax Map, the date of which should also be shown.

(d)

Date of original and all revisions.

(e)

Names and addresses of owner and developer, so designated.

(f)

Name(s), signature(s), address(es), and license number(s) of engineer, architect, land surveyor or planner who prepared the plat and his or her embossed seal.

(g)

If the site plan contains more than one sheet, each sheet shall be numbered and titled.

(3)

A schedule shall be placed on the site plan indicating:

The area of the tract and site (the portion of the tract involved in the site plan).

The floor area of the existing and proposed buildings (listed separately).

The proposed use or uses and the floor area devoted to each use.

(d)

The zone district in which the site is located.

(e)

Proposed and required lot dimensions and front, rear and side setbacks.

(f)

Provided and required off-street parking spaces.

(g)

Square footage and percentage of the site retained in unoccupied open space.

(4)

North arrow and written and graphic scales.

(5)

Sufficient spot elevations (United States National Geodetic Survey datum) and/or contour lines to indicate the proposed system of surface drainage and the relationship of proposed grading to the land surrounding the site.

(6)

The tops of the banks and boundaries of the floodways and flood hazard areas of all existing watercourses, where such have been delineated, or the limits of alluvial soils where the boundaries of floodways and flood hazard areas have not been determined, and/or such other information as may assist the Planning Board in the determination of floodway and flood hazard area limits.

(7)

Paving and right-of-way widths of existing streets within 200 feet of the site.

(8)

The boundary, nature and extent of the wooded areas, swamps, bogs and ponds within the site and within 200 feet thereof. Any trees 12 inches or larger on the site as measured at four feet above the base shall be located by and identified by species name.

(9)

A key map (at a scale of not less than one inch equals 1,000 feet), showing the location of the site with reference to surrounding areas, existing streets, the names of all such streets and any zone district boundaries or City boundaries which are within 500 feet of the subdivision.

(10)

The following shall also be required unless the administrative officer determines that they are not necessary to provide a full understanding of the application:

Existing at point of connection and all proposed manholes, sewer lines, water lines, fire hydrants, utility poles and all other topographical features of a physical or engineering nature within the site and within 50 feet thereof.

All existing structures on the site and within 50 feet thereof, including their use and indicating those to be destroyed or removed and those to remain.